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Welcome to Rahara National School!

Enrolment for New School Year 2026 - 2027

Annual Admissions Notice 2026-2027

Please click on the above link for our Annual Admissions Notice for the 2026-2027 school year. We continue to accept enrolments across all class levels.

If your child is scheduled to start school in September 2026 or if you are contemplating changing schools, please come and visit Rahara NS. We have a lot to offer including a Afterschool Club which runs, Monday-Thursday and Morning Club which runs from Monday - Friday.

To give you a flavour of life in Rahara National School, please visit the 'News' section of our website. Scroll down to see all that happens - it is a busy place! If you have any queries or require further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Upcoming Events

Fáilte go Scoil Náisiúnta Rath Aradh.

We extend a warm welcome to you and your child. It is our aim that your child will be extremely happy in our school and will achieve their full potential. There is a strong sense of community and a high level of cooperation between staff, pupils and parents.

Our school is situated in County Roscommon in the 'Heart of Ireland'. Thank you for taking the time to visit us. We hope you enjoy our website. To learn more about our school please click on the links. We are always delighted to hear feedback from people who view our site

Latest News

May 29th - School Closure.
May 26th - School Tour - Zipit & Boda Borg
May 19th - Staff Meeting.
May 18th - Standardised Testing will take place this week.
Ms. Watson's class will take part in a Football Blitz on May 14th in Rockfield, Oran.
Our final Athletics session for this term will take place on May 13th in Athlone TUS
Ms. Watson's class will take part in a Football Blitz on May 12th in Dominic's Club from 09:20- 12:00
First Holy Communion will take place at 10:00 mass in Rahara on May 11th.
School closusre - Bank Holiday- May 4th
Our next Whole School Professional Learning Day for the Primary Curriculum Framework will take place in Athlone Education Centre on April 30th .
Senior Pupils will attend a hurling blitz in Ballyforan on Thursday April 23rd
Hurling takes place every Tuesday.

Athletics will continue to take place in the TUS Athlone every Wednesday.
GAA takes place every Thursday.
School closes at 12:00 on Friday March 27th for the Easter Holidays.
Our Easter Egg hunt took place in school on March 27th
Well done to Tomás and Pedro who were the winners of our Reading Awareness month.
Well done to Conor and Tomás who made their First Confession on March 24th in St. John's Church.
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Bhí spórt agus craic againn sa scoil i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge ó 9ú go 18ú Márta 2026.
Engineers Week took Place between 2nd to 6th of March.
World Book Day took place in our school on March 8th.
All grandparents are invited to attend our annual Grandparents Day on Thursday 22nd for a short service, entertainment and light refreshments.
Catholic Schools Week takes place from January 19th - 23rd.
Soccer lessons will take place every Wednesay with coach Bernice, please wear school tracksuit to school every Wednesday.